TLC Credit Information

Credit Information for Courses and Workshops

Credit Courses
• All Teaching and Learning Center credit courses are approved College of DuPage courses that generate C.O.D. credit.
• Tuition is WAIVED for all TLC classes for administrators and full-time and part-time faculty and staff. It is not necessary to process a Tuition Scholarship form.
• Courses are offered for credit to all college employees.

Full-time Faculty
• Full-time faculty can use TLC credit classes:
• For range changes

To satisfy contract requirements, REMEMBER to have your appropriate "Prior Approval Form" approved and processed by your administrator or supervisor before taking the class. This form must be on file with Human Resources to ensure you receive credit due. To process your credit, forward a copy of your Education 1800 Grade Report from the Records web site to Human Resources.

Full-time Classified Staff
Full-time Classified staff can use TLC credit classes toward their PDP or their Wellness Incentive Plan.

Workshops
Certificates of Completion
Full-Time Employees
Certificates will be issued no later than four weeks after a workshop has met and the outside project has been completed. Full-time employees expecting to convert workshop hours into semester hours of credit must retain their certificates. When you have accumulated certificates of completion for 15 hours of TLC workshops, submit the original certificates to the TLC. The TLC then will register you for Education 1800 to receive 1 semester hour of credit.

Wellness Day Incentive: To qualify, workshops taken for this incentive must generate 3 or more workshop hours.

REMEMBER to have your appropriate "Prior Approval Form" approved and processed by your administrator or supervisor before taking the class. This form must be on file with Human Resources to ensure you receive credit due. To process your credit, forward a copy of your Education 1800 Grade Report from the Records web site to Human Resources.

Part-Time Faculty
Stipend payments of $20 per workshop are awarded for attending TLC workshops of 3 hours or more. Stipend amounts are based upon the number of terms taught as follows:
• 1 to 2 terms: Maximum of 5 workshops ($100 maximum per term)
• 3 + terms: Maximum of 3 workshops ($60 maximum per term)

The stipend is paid once a term on the last paycheck of the term.

Completion of a project is encouraged but is not required to receive a stipend.

Part-time Classified Staff
Certificates of Attendance are issued for attending a TLC workshop. Completion of a project is encouraged but not required to receive a certificate.

Note: The completed project must be submitted to the facilitator for all classroom/workshops or self-study workshops either by the date specified by the facilitator or within four weeks of the final classroom workshop session.



TLC Home Classes/Workshops Supervisory Training Technology Time In-Service Day/ Professional Development Day Technology Lab Resources Ask an Expert/ For Your Information TLC Library	Credit Information for Courses and Workshops Credit Courses • All Teaching and Learning Center credit courses are approved College of DuPage courses that generate C.O.D. credit. • Tuition is WAIVED for all TLC classes for administrators and full-time and part-time faculty and staff. It is not necessary to process a Tuition Scholarship form. • Courses are offered for credit to all college employees. Full-time Faculty • Full-time faculty can use TLC credit classes: • For range changes To satisfy contract requirements, REMEMBER to have your appropriate "Prior Approval Form" approved and processed by your administrator or supervisor before taking the class. This form must be on file with Human Resources to ensure you receive credit due. To process your credit, forward a copy of your Education 1800 Grade Report from the Records web site to Human Resources. Full-time Classified Staff Full-time Classified staff can use TLC credit classes toward their PDP or their Wellness Incentive Plan. Workshops Certificates of Completion Full-Time Employees Certificates will be issued no later than four weeks after a workshop has met and the outside project has been completed. Full-time employees expecting to convert workshop hours into semester hours of credit must retain their certificates. When you have accumulated certificates of completion for 15 hours of TLC workshops, submit the original certificates to the TLC. The TLC then will register you for Education 1800 to receive 1 semester hour of credit. Wellness Day Incentive: To qualify, workshops taken for this incentive must generate 3 or more workshop hours. REMEMBER to have your appropriate "Prior Approval Form" approved and processed by your administrator or supervisor before taking the class. This form must be on file with Human Resources to ensure you receive credit due. To process your credit, forward a copy of your Education 1800 Grade Report from the Records web site to Human Resources. Part-Time Faculty Stipend payments of $20 per workshop are awarded for attending TLC workshops of 3 hours or more. Stipend amounts are based upon the number of terms taught as follows: • 1 to 2 terms: Maximum of 5 workshops ($100 maximum per term) • 3 + terms: Maximum of 3 workshops ($60 maximum per term) The stipend is paid once a term on the last paycheck of the term. Completion of a project is encouraged but is not required to receive a stipend. Part-time Classified Staff Certificates of Attendance are issued for attending a TLC workshop. Completion of a project is encouraged but not required to receive a certificate. Note: The completed project must be submitted to the facilitator for all classroom/workshops or self-study workshops either by the date specified by the facilitator or within four weeks of the final classroom workshop session.	Teaching and Learning Center Student Resource Center (SRC) Room 3604 map (630) 942-3805 tlc@cod.edu